I'm interviewing for a position selling Dermagraf, what can I expect as far as base and commission? What is the culture like? How much vacation is given? Benefit package? Any information would be appreciated!
Opportunity with Advanced Biohealing
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those are all great questions for the person interviewing you.
Make sure you ask those questions in the first 15 minutes of that first interview.
So nobody has a damn thing to say about ABH and working for them? What is the process of interviewing like? How many rounds? When/If you make it to a final interview are you usually the only candidate left or are you still trying to beat out others? Buhler? Buhler?
They only have about 100 reps. and most of the people on this board are from the ADHD division and are clueless about ABH. I would go a step further and say that you would be hard pressed to find someone at Shire who has even seen or talked to someone who works for ABH. They were just acquired in July and have since branched out as their own BU. Maybe you should try to find out this info. from another source. How old are you anyway Buhler? Don't you know how to do your own homework on a company the vs putting all of your hopes and dreams into someone resolving your concerns via cafepharma?
First and foremost, I am qualified for this job and if I get it will be making twice the cheese your weak a$$ is making. So I am old enough for that. There are ABH people on this site occasionally reading the forum and contributing so other than yourself acting like an idiot, I would think someone might answer some of my questions. Thanks for the help you Shire peon.
Blowing smoke old man? If there are so many ABH folks on here, why are you crying for answers that no one is answering (insert sound of crying baby girl)? You are the one looking for a job. Besides, I thought you didn't even know how much an ABH rep makes? How can you already make claims of how much you are going to be paid compared to someone working for a company that you also know nothing about? I will throw you one bone for your "interview" - this is how you spell the product that you are so qualified to sell: Dermagraft.
So no insight about ABH? Are they under the pharma rules now that shire owns them? Do they have to follow pharma guidelines? Any extra info would help and all smart ass comments for a good laugh. Thanks.
How do we know you are qualified? So are 20000 unemployed reps out there.
We do not want you here. You know so much and you come to cafe pharma??????????????????????????????????????????????
Why dont you look it up?? what a losere
You should run as far as you can from the ABH sinking ship! It's taking on water FAST!
I don't work for ABH but know the company well....trust me. The reps make 250K to 400K but work their asses off for it. They do not participate in Pharma guidelines and are expected to entertain often. Top reps are out to dinner 2-3 times/wk and often playing golf on weekends. Base is 90K. benefits have changed for the better since the Shire acquisition. Some reps have formed a bad reputation with off label promotion and sneaky selling, but the product is great and management has cleaned it up. Most critical....you don't make quota, you're gone....no PIP. Go for it, it's a great opportunity. To the Shire punk on here - shut up when you don't know what you're talking about.
Who is "ALL IN?" I know you can't wait to be in Dallas tomorrow to have the sunshine pumped up your ass. "IHEAL" is the greatest app in the whole wide world! YES! I know I am looking forward to 3 days of unadulterated brutality. Fucking shoot me now.
I have been hearing about kickbacks and bribes to docs with ABH reps. Is this true?
No kickbacks that I know of. But if you aren't selling off label, you sure as fuck aren't going green. I think KOB should stand up at a meeting a preach doing things the "right" way. Look in the mirror jackass.
Alright, If everyone would please calm and keep the nastiness out of it there are obviously a few of us that are looking at this opportunity and need real information. I've been in medical device/surgical sales for 7 years but my pricing and ASPs are under attack and my income has really dropped. Things aren't what they used to be for a lot of us (not everyone, but a lot of us) in surgical device sales and I think more and more of us are considering opportunities like this.
Would this be an opportunity worth looking at coming from OR sales? The money is certainly in line with what I've been making. If there are any actualy ABH reps out there that can post some true insight baout the company that would be greatly appreciated. I'm really starting from square one here and don't know much about the products, management, etc. This sounds like more of a biotech job than a "medical sales" job but who cares if they money's right, I say. The one good thing is that the company has already been bought so you don't have to be worried about being acquired and being out of a job in 10 months.
Product's clinical value? Product's Competition? Physician adoptability? Sales Process? Management? Comp Plan? Insight please! thx
Would this be an opportunity worth looking at coming from OR sales? The money is certainly in line with what I've been making. If there are any actualy ABH reps out there that can post some true insight baout the company that would be greatly appreciated. I'm really starting from square one here and don't know much about the products, management, etc. This sounds like more of a biotech job than a "medical sales" job but who cares if they money's right, I say. The one good thing is that the company has already been bought so you don't have to be worried about being acquired and being out of a job in 10 months.
Product's clinical value? Product's Competition? Physician adoptability? Sales Process? Management? Comp Plan? Insight please! thx
Alright, If everyone would please calm and keep the nastiness out of it there are obviously a few of us that are looking at this opportunity and need real information. I've been in medical device/surgical sales for 7 years but my pricing and ASPs are under attack and my income has really dropped. Things aren't what they used to be for a lot of us (not everyone, but a lot of us) in surgical device sales and I think more and more of us are considering opportunities like this.
Would this be an opportunity worth looking at coming from OR sales? The money is certainly in line with what I've been making. If there are any actualy ABH reps out there that can post some true insight baout the company that would be greatly appreciated. I'm really starting from square one here and don't know much about the products, management, etc. This sounds like more of a biotech job than a "medical sales" job but who cares if they money's right, I say. The one good thing is that the company has already been bought so you don't have to be worried about being acquired and being out of a job in 10 months.
Product's clinical value? Product's Competition? Physician adoptability? Sales Process? Management? Comp Plan? Insight please! thx
The culture is quite messed up! "Go Green, Baby." Let's harpoon some whales and get some blubber in the boat, baby." Frickin teleconferences at 6 a.m. or 9 p.m.....no fricken life while being treated like children. Go ahead and make that money while working 80 hours a week, aging at a 3-1 negative ratio and "not" watching your kids grow up. By the way, going green has nothing to do with environmentalism (only good thing about this drunken sailor locker-room mentality).
Ok so... sounds like a slave driver culture. Used to that. How about the data on the product? So they didn't get the leg ulcer indication. Does this matter? Is it still a solid sell to the podiatrists? What about the cost and reimbursmenet of the product? Comp? Looks like the VP brought a lot of poeple over from Pfizer. Are they looking to hire more pharma reps or med device reps?
Make sure you look at historical sales for whatever territory you are interviewing for. There is no chance you will make quota with doctors using the product "on label", just be aware. Right now the mentality is "doctors can use it wherever they want" but this won't last. As soon as something happens and the FDA/Shire catches wind of how this is being marketed, game over. Its already turned into a culture of having to cover our asses with Shire in the mix. This will only get worse with more rules, training, compliance, etc. Established reps have their doctors using it already and should be fine. New reps will be forced to disregard rules and do whatever it takes to make quota. If not, you will be fired. If so and caught, you will be fired.